A journal researching the life and times of John "Mad Jack" Fuller (1757-1834).

Wednesday, July 11, 2001

Intriguing Questions

In recent months I have received a number of very interesting queries about Jack Fuller, his family and his follies. The latest one is a question regarding, "the name of the person that John Fuller placed a bet with concerning Dallington church spire", that led to the construction of the sugarloaf folly. As far as I can tell, the bet was made while Jack was at his London home so that opens up the door to speculation considering the company he kept.

I will be going to England on July 17 and am looking forward to continuing research at the East Sussex Record Office and other sources.